67A FATHER'S HEART

 

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A FATHER'S HEART

HE SHALL TURN THE HEART OF THE FATHERS TO THEIR SONS
AND THE HEART OF THE SONS TO THEIR FATHERS,
LEST I COME
AND Smite the land with a curse.
Mal. 3:24

The word "FATHER" has an enormous meaning in the Bible.
When Jesus was about to leave his disciples, he said
"I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU AS FATHERLESS;
I WILL COME TO YOU." (John 14:18)

Jesus was like a father to his disciples, and the Holy Spirit is like a father to us.
We need a father to feel secure. We need someone who rejoices in our progress and exults in our victories. Someone who strengthens us in good, forgives us in evil, and cleanses us and heals us.

We had a visit from Lena Løbner, who, among other things, told that one day she realized that Abraham was also her father in faith. It was as if something fell into place, and she gained peace in her life.
Paul writes that:

"HE (ABRAHAM) SHOULD BE THE FATHER
OF ALL THE UNCIRCUITED WHO BELIEVED" Rom. 4,11
It is a powerful thought that Abraham loves you as a son or daughter, and rejoices in your faith, together with God our FATHER.

WE NEED BOTH GOD AND
GOOD HUMAN FATHERS!

In Hebrew, father is called אב Av, but we know it best from the Aramaic Abba. If you go back to the time when the Hebrew letters were images, the two letters of the word were an ox and a tent, which gave the meaning strength in the house, prosperity in the house.
The first letter א aleph which was also the image of a also is also a word for precisely ox, which is called עלעפ אֶלֶף

The second letter בּ Bet is almost identical to the word for house Bajit בַּיִת,
and originally it was a drawing of a tent.
When the father is in your tent there is strength, prosperity and life, for the source of all life is present.
Perhaps the greatest problem for man is the spirit of fatherlessness. Envy, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc. stem from a feeling of being abandoned and overlooked.
What suffering could not have been avoided if the father's love came in with presence and guidance.

The last verse in the Old Testament is about restoring the relationship between fathers and sons Mal. 3:24

HE SHALL TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS TO THEIR SONS
AND THE HEARTS OF THE SONS TO THEIR FATHERS…

Malachi points out that the fruit of the Messiah’s coming is reconciliation between generations, …and the fathers are to take the first step!
GOD CALLS US TO BE FATHERS
AND MOTHERS WITH A TRUE FATHER’S HEART,
JUST AS GOD IS A FATHER TO US.
May God bless you!